Senior IT Auditor

Senior IT Auditor

Coppell, TX

What does it mean to be a BrinkerHead? It means creating moments that make everyone feel special — whether you’re supporting our restaurants, celebrating wins with your team, or sparking ideas that keep Guests coming back. We play like a team, take pride in our culture, and know that life’s too short not to work happy.

At Brinker’s Restaurant Support Center (RSC), every role fuels the success of our brands — Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy® — and directly impacts Team Members and Guests. From bold ideas to everyday support, we help create a fun atmosphere, great food and drinks, and the kind of hospitality that keeps everyone coming back. Here, you’ll discover opportunities for career growth, belonging, wellbeing, and plenty of chances to work hard and have fun.

Brinker International is an equal opportunity employer. We’re proud to provide a welcoming, respectful environment where everyone can thrive.

Job Summary

The Sr. IT Auditor conducts IT audit assignments evaluating the risks and internal control effectiveness of Company’s IT environment. The role is responsible for annual IT SOX (general IT and application controls) and risk-based audit testing. Position offers a rare, balanced mix of compliance and non-compliance projects that provides for a broad IT auditing experience. Non-compliance work driven by periodic IT risk assessments, annual ERM process, and management-requested efforts to ensure projects are relevant and providing value. This role sits in Internal Audit and does not have direct reports.

What You’ll Do

•            Understands and evaluates the internal control and risk environment. Conducts complex engagements that are designed to assess the organization’s information technology (IT) risk exposure and recommends any needed enhancements to IT business systems, processes, and controls.

•            Supports the Internal Audit department by participating in a variety of projects. Projects may include, but are not limited to, risk-based audits, risk assessments, managed-requested projects covering cybersecurity, data privacy, information security, third party risks, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), IT operations and system configuration.

•            Performs all activities related to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) including: risk assessment, scoping, requirement/control documentation, testing of design and operating effectiveness, remediation consulting and testing, project management/status tracking and reporting.

•            Initiates and maintains effective relationships with management and process owners and identifies significant risks and related controls within their business.  Seeks to increase customer satisfaction while challenging the status quo and enhancing the Company’s control environment.

•            Acts with a sense of urgency regarding project timelines and risk mitigation. Ensures closure of issues while considering a broader understanding of Company strategy.  Grasps complexities, perceives relationships among projects, and includes others in problem-solving efforts.  Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly between self and others.

What You Bring to the Team

•   Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field; a concentration or coursework in Computer Science is preferred.

•   Minimum 2-4 years of IT experience, including minimum of two years of IT control consulting / assessment experience. 

•   Possess strong IT audit experience and knowledge in the areas of technology infrastructure, information security, and cloud environments: Infrastructure (Windows, Linux), Database Architecture (SQL Server, Oracle), SaaS (Oracle), Network Devices, and Active Directory.

•   Experienced in SOX General IT Controls testing. 

•   Experience in cybersecurity, information security, and PCI DSS compliance testing is preferred, but not required.

Why Brinker 

At Brinker, we believe life is short, so work happy! That means creating an environment where you can grow your career, feel a sense of belonging and wellbeing, and have fun along the way.

Here’s how we make that real for our BrinkerHeads at the RSC:

• Flexibility that fits your life: Hybrid schedules with weekly flex days to work from home.
• Enjoy our brands: Generous dining discounts at Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy®.
• Wellbeing at work: On-site gym and fitness classes like yoga and boot camp.
• A culture worth celebrating: From company-wide events to a casual, collaborative atmosphere, you’ll find plenty of ways to connect, work hard, and play hard.

Check our Careers page and LinkedIn for more exciting opportunities!